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"When will you be home?"
"Later"
"How was your day?"
"Boring"
"How was work?"
"Busy"
"Can I take your picture?"
"Sure"
"Do you love me?"
"Yes"
"I love you, too"
And the house was empty again.
LOL, don't know if this even makes any sense at all but it was fun and that's all that matters!! :))
GhostWorks Texture Competition #62
Texture with thanks to Skeletal Mess. Additional texture thanks to Kerstin Frank Art. Stonehenge photo thanks to Danny Sullivan.
Dreams are answers to questions we haven't yet figured out how to ask. ~X-Files
Happy Fence Friday and long weekend everyone!!
Alain is going to be joining me here at swissmiss studio mid october. "His" computer is sitting here at the studio, lonely, waiting for him. And today, it asked the question: "Alain, where are you?" Took a picture and sent it off to him. And what you see above is his answer.
“You take delight not in a city's seven or seventy wonders, but in the answer it gives to a question of yours.” (Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities)
New York, Dec/2017
Halo: Anniversary has the same multiplayer setup as Reach, and through Firefight this gun has quickly become a real favorite. Finally a nice, powerful 1-hit for Jackals with their damn shields, but is common enough not to value ammo too much.
Well, its obviously meh, but I don't know to what degree. Is it meh as in this sucks Michael Jackson's balls and looks nothing like a concussion rifle? Or meh as in it could use a little work? Please help me out on that one.
And while we're on the topic of Halo...
*I am working on a large diorama for Nik444's and Renegade's Invasion contest.
*I have updated EVERY Covenant design of mine except this silver elite and added 3 more.
You'll find out more by...whenever the deadline for that contest is.
#Answer Yes or No...:)
~Up theo tâm trạng thou
~K thic cmt thì FAV nhá đó kug là cách tl ák :)
~Hết tuần này sẽ up pic mới
~ Tôi đã bắt đâu thay đỗi
~ Khoảng cách xa dần theo thời gian
~ K wt t thì lam s bk t đã change :-<
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P.s:Cmt cho pic dứi nha tks nhìu dắm :).
As everyone is entering 2017, the unknown stares back at us, and we wonder what lies over the horizon. I think this picture brings home the reality of the human mindset, in that while we are a little afraid of the unknown, and at the very best, can be uncomfortable or challenged by it, we are also drawn into it! The desire to see what lies ahead, around the bend, or over a hill is what drives us on to conquer our own fears and discomfort. Sometimes, we will wish we hadn't trudged ahead, but other times, we will be glad we did.
A friend of mine once said in a poem she wrote that we should seek to be pioneers, not settlers. Keep exploring, keep conquering new challenges and setting those lofty goals!
Yesterday, my nephew came over for a while. He told us his plans to go into the National Guard, join a police force eventually, and then get a law degree and be a cop AND a lawyer! At first, I looked at him like he was crazy, and thought to myself, he can't do that! Then I asked him if maybe he didn't think he might be spreading himself too thin with those goals. He shrugged and basically said he could do it. I then thought, what right do I have to convince him otherwise?! At 21, the world is still your oyster, and you have the strength to accomplish great things. I hope he does it!
For those of us who haven't the time or energy to take on the entire world anymore, I just want to encourage us all to at least keep chomping on those bits of life that make it glorious! Don't ever give up, and don't ever stop dreaming! There are still a lot of unknowns to conquer, and we will always be entering another forest with something in the distance that lures us to go deeper. It's the best of life that's calling us. We need to answer the unknown when it calls...
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Marc Ribot - "The Big Fool"
I can see a wave approaching
And it threatens all I live for
"The ceremony of innocence
Is drowned" in Texas oil
But the big fool says keep pushing
And the big fool says keep pushing
The big fool says push on
Two hawks were calling to each other and I was standing practically under the tree where this one was perched.
A Simple Answer
So this is Easter morning!
Waking to a gentle sunrise,
I take a breath and arise.
What does this new day mean?
Engaging in a Universal Liturgy,
Deep thoughts begin to gather within.
Shall this day banish fear!
Normal distractions pushed aside,
Sacred thoughts I elect to contemplate.
In this moment does a liturgy begin?
Hope increases and peace resides,
And I cling to a morning resurrection.
-Robert Cowlishaw
....in New York City.
Corner of 8th Street & 6th Ave., NYC
Taken with an iPhone 3GS
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UPDATE: (Sept. 25, 2010)
This picture was one of my iPhone shots used in the Italian interview of me in ZOE MAGAZINE.
The PDF of the magazine can be found here:
www.youblisher.com/p/38177-Zoe-Magazine-27/
But since it's in Italian, I offer the original answers I gave in English below (and Italians want to compare the two and see what was cut or lost in translation?):
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How/when/why did you start taking pictures of strangers?
It really only started in the last year or two. I had gotten my boyfriend an iPhone for his birthday in mid-2008, and he immediately started taking streetshots with it. He started posting on Flickr, and has since gone on to become one of the premiere iPhonegraphers of the world. Well in order to NOT get frustrated by all of his picture-taking while we were outside, I decided to start taking shots with my own iPhone too, and created my own Flickr account in 2009. From there, I discovered I really liked the “stealthiness” of the iPhone, and the amazing shots of people you were able to get when they had no idea you were taking their picture. I got hooked! And haven’t stopped since...
Could you tell me a little story of what happened after you took a picture? I don't know...either someone asked you to have it sent via email, or someone who didn't want to be in the picture?
Well to tell you the truth, most people have no idea that I am taking their picture! And if they do, they have not approached me about sending it to them or deleting it.
However, there are many times when someone has seen a picture of mine, and recognized someone they know in it. One example is one of my “Off Duty Bunnies”. A friend of the guy in the bunny suit put me in contact with him, and he liked his portrait so much that he made it his Facebook profile picture for a while.
I have also unknowingly taken pictures of people who I have later learned are semi-famous, including a porn star in one, a famous photographer’s boyfriend in another, and a reality TV star in one of my most well-known pics (the White Rabbit in this picture is apparently Austin Scarlett — a contestant on the first season of Project Runway).
There are also stories I get WHILE I’m taking someone’s picture, like “The Woman and The Beagle” — she had no idea I was taking her picture, but decided to tell me about her dog, and how she was sheltering him from the rain outside, because she was fearful of him ever getting sick and dying like her previous dog. It was a very touching story that added to the already tender portrait of the two of them.
I guess NY city seems like the perfect spot to shoot interesting pictures — its like an open air theater stage. What do you like of NY, visually speaking?
What’s NOT to love about New York? It has everything! But beyond the amazing architecture, and the iconic sites that everyone loves to visit, the most amazing visual aspect of NYC is its people. There’s just no other city in the world that’s as culturally diverse, and has as many “characters” as The Big Apple. This is the best city for people-watching, and for people-picture-taking!
4. I've read that you work for DC comics, and I love the way you always write little stories together with pictures you post. How do these two worlds feed each other?
Well comics is a very visual medium of storytelling, just like photography — so the two have quite a lot in common, as you can imagine. As you mentioned, sometimes I like to make up stories for the people that I have photographed (My "NY Stories" set). I think it’s quite natural to see an interesting stranger, and wonder “What must their life be like?” Comics can tell ANY type of story (not just super-heroes), and there’s a whole genre that’s more “slice of life”-type stories. That’s how I see some of my photos sometimes...as these small moments of people’s lives, forever captured on film and given importance. They are almost like single-panel comics, in a way.
I definitely think my love of the comics medium has influenced the way I’ve taken photographs. It’s made me think in a more visual way, which makes me spot moments that most people might not pay attention to, and forces me to frame my shots in the best way that I can.
I do think that "framing" and the "moment" are the most important things in a picture. What do you think?
I absolutely agree! And I’ll add in “subject” as well.
I’m glad you bring this up, because the majority of my photographs are taken with an Apple iPhone — and there are many people out there who don’t believe the iPhone is capable of taking a good picture simply because of the low megapixel count. These are people who are so fixated on image quality and sharpness, and not the actual content of the photo. There are so many people who will be impressed with photos of a flower, simply because it’s high-resolution and shows lots of fine detail. That’s great and all, but to me the most important thing is the subject and the moment.
The great thing about the iPhone (or cell phone cameras in general) is that you can take a shot quickly and capture “the moment” before it’s vanished. Honestly, if I was trying to use a DSLR for my pictures, by the time I took it out and got it prepared to take a photo, the “moment” would already be long gone. So I will happily take a fantastic decisive moment image from an iPhone that might not be the best quality, over a super high-res image of a boring flower any day. But that’s me....
iPhone — and in general cell phones photography — are the new thing. What differences do you see between this and traditional photography? I mean the pluses vs. the minuses of the two worlds.
The advantages of cell phone photography are obvious: its ease of use, and the immediacy of it. It’s now quicker than ever to not only take a picture, but to share it with the rest of the world. That’s a big change from the old days of film, where it would be a long time before you even knew whether the shot was good or not, and even longer before it could be seen by other people in any capacity. Even with DSLR’s, it’s not as easy to take a quick snapshot — and then you have to download it to your computer before it can be sent anywhere else. With most smart phones like an iPhone, the ability to snap and share a picture (on Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, or any website) can be instantaneous.
That’s also one of the drawbacks, though. Just about ANYONE can feel like they are a photographer now — but at the end of the day you still need to have an “eye” for strong subjects and interesting composition. With the iPhone in particular, there are many apps that can make any photo look semi-interesting in the way it is processed. However...processing alone does not “make” a picture good. The image still needs to be strong by itself, BEFORE processing, to really be counted as true photography. You have no idea how many times I’ve seen someone take a picture of something mundane, like a chair, and then use an iPhone app to process it and attempt to make it look interesting. It might come out with some pretty colors or textures after the app processing...but it’s still just a boring picture of a chair. There’s nothing very original or exciting about that.
Do you process your pics after you take them, or do you use them just as they come out?
I process many of the pics I take in some way or another. Sometimes it’s just a minor tweak (I used to use the online program Picnik.com for this and do it on my computer), while other times it’s a more specific iPhone app that I’m using for a stronger effect, and it’s done ALL on my iPhone. And again, I make sure I’m quite happy with the photo in its rawest form FIRST before processing it any further. The original iPhone’s picture quality was quite limited, so tweaking the contrast or whatever was almost mandatory. With the introduction of the iPhone 3GS, there was the ability to “tap to focus” which helped things a bit. Now with the upcoming iPhone 4, there are even more improvements — so post-processing may become less and less necessary. However...the charm of some of these iPhone apps IS the very fact that they CAN make pictures look like just about anything...from mimicking the look of Polaroid film, to simulating the effects of a toy camera, to making an image look like specific analog film — the potential is limitless!
I suppose there might be a day when I want to use a pic that’s “straight from the regular camera” with nothing else done to it. But for now...it’s too much fun to process them in some way or another...
Which is the number one rule for street photography? To do it "in your face" style? Or ninja/hidden style?
I could never truly be “in your face” about it — I’m always trying to be as sneaky as possible. I think it’s a bit rude to get right into someone’s face, and would hate it if someone else took a photo of me that way. Having said that...I know a LOT of people who take photos this way, and the results can be quite impressive sometimes. I guess it depends on how comfortable you are with invading someone else’s personal space. Personally, I think it’s possible to get really amazing street photos without anyone ever knowing — ESPECIALLY with a cell phone camera. That’s what makes it so great. You can get quite close to a subject and have them in their natural, comfortable state. As soon as you make someone aware that they are getting their picture taken, it can change the mood of your image dramatically. Again...sometimes that can work for great effect. I have a set myself called “They See Me”, where people seem to be looking right at me. Whether they actually knew their picture was being taken or not is up for debate (not one of them ever said anything to me, nor seemed to care if they knew), but the fact that they are making eye contact makes for a compelling image sometimes.
As for other rules of street photography...I always say to concentrate more on an interesting subject rather than trying to get the perfect composition. The way your final image is laid out WILL be important, of course — but the most important thing is always the subject. If you can get a person at the right “moment,” doing something very interesting, or making a dramatic expression, then it can make for a really powerful image — and sometimes “not perfect” compositions can be a little more forgiven in that case.
26. i have another shot where you can see the wrinkles around her mouth. she’s a trail horse for non-riders which means she has the patience of a lace maker, the stamina of a p.o.w. and the love of your mother. the stable manager, an old trainer of trotters and a true caregiver to horses, told me his family buried their 34 year old mare not too long ago. what goes around, comes around. at a walk, trot or "watch me fly".
In an instant
She knew
Every answer
To every question
Why was she given
This burden
What was she to tell
The world
What is the point
Of life
If we know
Everything
Luckily
Molly has short term
Memory loss
And so it was
The burden was lifted
Ten minutes later
The End....or shall we say
The Beginning, again!
Police patrol - No 4. of a documentary series published by L'Itinéraire, a street magazine sold by people who have a rough life. I have the priviledge to coach some writers and to take pictures to support their articles.
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